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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is gearing up to meet President Donald Trump at the White House Friday — fulfilling a promise he made to voters during his election night victory speech that he would work with anyone if it would benefit his constituents.
While the president has been highly critical of Mamdani, he said Sunday he wants to see "everything work out well for New York" as both leaders zero in on a key issue for Americans: affordability.
Mamdani, who ran on policies including rent freezes and city-run grocery stores to cut food prices, has vowed to use his face-to-face meeting with Trump to make a "case for New Yorkers" who are struggling to pay $2.90 in bus fees…READ MORE.
Former Trump administration National Security Advisor John Bolton, arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Oct. 17, 2025. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP)
DUCK AND DIP: Mamdani dodges question on socialism vote ahead of high-stakes meeting with Trump
WORD WARS: Trump flips Dems' 'affordability' script, turning buzzword into MAGA material as Mamdani visit looms
GREEN NEW SCAM: White House dubs Dem a scam victim after he fumes Rubio wouldn’t fund climate trip
Islamist fighters loyal to Somalia's Al-Qaida inspired al-Shabaab group perform military drills at a village in Lower Shabelle region, some 25 km outside Mogadishu on Feb. 17, 2011. (Abdurashid Abdulle/AFP via Getty Images)
ON THE HOUSE: Johnson says he's 'open' to changing House censure rules after week of political drama
Pope Leo XIV greets Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at the Vatican, Vatican City. (Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS)
REALITY CHECK: Mamdani struggles to explain how he'll fund free buses
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